Nov. 8, 2006 — Ed Bradley, the pre-eminent African-American TV journalist of his time, has died of complications from leukemia. He was 65.
The longtime correspondent for CBS News "60 Minutes," whose probing questions and salt-and-pepper beard distinguished him to millions of TV viewers, passed away this morning at Mount Sinai hospital in New York City. Two years ago, Bradley was diagnosed with leukemia and was in remission but he took a turn for the worse two weeks ago, contracting pneumonia and succumbing to the disease.
Bradley was fondly remembered by colleagues and fans. "He was the equal of everyone he interviewed which is why he got so much rich material out of them…because they knew he understood them," remembered ABC Nightline correspondent Vicki Mabrey, who worked with Bradley at CBS. "I used to call him Mr. Cool."
